TAP Air Portugal flight TP-494 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 13th.
The plane took off for Toulouse, France, but had to turn back due to smoke on-board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-552 had to reject takeoff from Lisbon, Portugal, on May 9th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Munich, Germany, when the crew received a warning indication and rejected takeoff.
The plane safely returned to the apron. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-1739 suffered a bird strike in Porto Santo, Portugal, on April 6th.
The incident happened when the Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Lisbon, Portugal, was on approach to Porto Santo Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-1681 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 25th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane took off for Funchal, Portugal, but had to turn back due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-843 had to return and make an emergency landing at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Italy, on October 17th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-one passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal flight TP-558 had to make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on April 17th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane flying from Lisbon, Portugal, was on final approach to Munich when the crew reported an issue with the nose wheel steering and went around.
The plane landed safely on second approach. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
TAP Portugal Airlines flight TP-89 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lisbon, Portugal, on February 14th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Sao Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Brazil, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported an engine issue.
The plane landed back safely. There were 177 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal flight TP-932 made an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on November 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Lisbon, Portugal, when the crew declared an emergency due to a hydraulic problem.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
TAP Portugal Airlines flight TP-82 made an emergency landing in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 21st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to turn back after a bird impacted its left engine.
The plane landed safely after burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
TAP Portugal flight TP-1534 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Amílcar Cabral International Airport, Cape Verde, Africa, on July 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Praia to Lisbon, Portugal, had to divert due to bird ingestion by one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
TAP Portugal flight TP-752 made a hard landing at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, Denmark, on July 15th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Lisbon, Portugal was mid-air when it lost contact with the ATC.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
TAP Portugal Airlines flight TP-282 made an emergency landing in Maputo, Mozambique, on June 23rd.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Lisbon, Portugal, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines due to a technical fault.
The plane landed safely. There were 200 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-72 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil, on March 9.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Lisbon, Portugal, had to return after facing issue with one of its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-432 had to return and make an emergency landing at Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal, on December 8.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Paris, France, had to return due to a sensor indication.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 36 passengers aboard remained unhurt.
TAP Portugal flight TP-352 made an emergency return to Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal, on November 18.
The Airbus A320-200, en-route from Lisbon to London, had to return in emergency due to an unusual odour smelled mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
All passengers aboard remained unharmed.
TAP Portugal flight TP-15 returned and made an emergency landing at Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisboa, Portugal, on October 29.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Recife, Brazil, had to return due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane, with 274 people aboard, landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-214 was en route from Lisbon, Portugal to Amsterdam when it developed a problem with the air conditioning.
Pilots made an emergency landing in Paris at Orly airport.
None of the 72 passengers was injured.
However, an online twitter post assumed that the problem was an engine fire because an engine bell was heard during radio transmissions to ATC. There was no fire.
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340-300 en route from Luanda Angola to Lisbon
Where: Luanda
When: Nov 16th 2011
Why: On takeoff, the plane developed a hydraulic failure.
The pilots returned to Luanda and made a safe landing. Passengers were in the air about a half hour.
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A340-300 en route from Lisbon to Luanda
Where: Lisbon
When: Dec 6 2010
Why: En route over the airport, the crew received a fuel filter error message, and returned to Lisbon to make a safe landing. The flight circled for an hour and dumped fuel; and was back in the air on Tuesday.
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What: TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200 en route from Lisbon Portugal to Belo Horizonte Brazil
Where: Lisbon
When: Sep 24 2010
Why: Just after takeoff, the TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200 suffered engine trouble. After shutting down an engine, the crew returned to Lisbon where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided a replacement flight.
